Thursday, January 27, 2005
Carol Hawkins: "Teachers Manage Better with Pocket PCs"
Posted by Darius Wey in "ARTICLE" @ 03:30 PM
"School teachers in Australia are taking part in a Queensland Government pilot program to test new technologies within the state's government-run schools. Since 2002, 800 teachers have been exploring Pocket PCs, and helping to develop software for them, in order to improve the administration of their students and of their classrooms. Called the ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Explorers Project, the pilot has attracted teachers from all corners of Australia's most decentralized state."
For those of you who live in Australia, you may have observed that over the past few years, Queensland have taken an active interest in adopting new technologies to help enhance communication and organisation on both a state and national scale. The Education Department's recent adoption of Pocket PCs to boost organisation within schools and universities appears to be a good choice indeed. I've also seen these projects being extended in another states within Australia and other countries, and after reading people's experiences with their Pocket PCs in the article, it appears as though that all have found it to be an asset and a typical part of their daily lives. Ever since I started using a handheld device (which was a while ago), I've grown dependent on it, and moving back to a paper-pen lifestyle would absolutely kill me. This brings forth an interesting question - do you find your Pocket PC to be a valuable part of your life and has it helped you in organisation and management, or do you regret jumping on to the technological bandwagon?
For those of you who live in Australia, you may have observed that over the past few years, Queensland have taken an active interest in adopting new technologies to help enhance communication and organisation on both a state and national scale. The Education Department's recent adoption of Pocket PCs to boost organisation within schools and universities appears to be a good choice indeed. I've also seen these projects being extended in another states within Australia and other countries, and after reading people's experiences with their Pocket PCs in the article, it appears as though that all have found it to be an asset and a typical part of their daily lives. Ever since I started using a handheld device (which was a while ago), I've grown dependent on it, and moving back to a paper-pen lifestyle would absolutely kill me. This brings forth an interesting question - do you find your Pocket PC to be a valuable part of your life and has it helped you in organisation and management, or do you regret jumping on to the technological bandwagon?
